The Irish Times

Schoolboy (14) awarded €40,000 after accidental scalding by noodles at school

The boy suffered significant scalding injuries and has been left with four inch scar

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 16:26

Judiciary – not just gardaí – face questions about past actions

Implications of judges’s decisions can have far-reaching consequences for those involved

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 05:26

Rehabilitation of underage sex offenders vital to justice system, judge says

Judge John O’Connor’s PhD focuses on role of welfare and sentencing in juveniles’ future

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00

Gardaí criticised over handling of allegations against retired judge

Former Kerry judge James O’Connor named by TD under Dáil privilege

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 00:54

Rapist sentenced to 16 years for harassing victim, threatening barristers

Judge calls Michael Murray’s actions an ‘unprecedented’ abuse of process

Thu Jul 29 2021 - 17:09

Solicitor to begin jail term for social welfare fraud

Man impacted by Thalidomide fraudulently claimed €120,000, court told

Thu May 06 2021 - 15:45

Judge gives boy who beat a man on Luas with iron bar ‘a chance’

Teenager used racial slurs against victim’s wife during assault in Dublin in 2019

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 15:14

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief David Drumm released from prison

Banker jailed for role in €7.2bn fraud served a total of over three years in jail

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 19:30

Government must walk a tightrope on hate speech plans

Incoming legislation on hate speech likely to generate significant debate

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 01:02

Child (4) stranded on Luas platform when separated from mother, court hears

Mother forced to go one stop down line after driver closed doors between her and her son

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 14:26

€18,500 for child who fractured bone in foot on shopping centre escalator

Girl was aged four when she accompanied her aunt to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 14:11

Judge commends abuse survivor for courage in coming forward

Jennifer Lydon McElwaine tells court of daily struggle: ‘It is a cancer I am fighting every day’

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 21:16

Politician’s son avoids jail for lighting firework in Copper Face Jacks

Oliver Callely, son of Ivor, ordered to perform community service in lieu of prison sentence

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 16:53

Chawke to appeal €33,000 award to Traveller family refused service

‘I’d be a bad boss if I didn’t stand by my manager,’ publican says

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 00:13

Child whose fingers were crushed in door awarded €45,000 damages

Court told girl had to have surgery on two fingers on day after incident

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 20:59

Judge throws out ‘over the top’ plastic bag defamation claim

Karina Fowler lodged €75,000 claim after being asked if she paid for €1 bag in M&S store

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 14:38

Girl (12) settles false imprisonment case against Eddie Rockets

Court hears staff blocked girl from leaving until her friends had come back and paid

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 12:23

Boy who cut eyebrow in fall at Dublin crèche awarded €32,500

Judge approves settlement which boy’s mother considered to be on the light side

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 12:25

Tom Humphries released from prison after serving 22 months

Former sports writer received a 2½-year sentence for grooming and sexually abusing girl

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 12:55

Motorcyclist who skidded into pedestrian, breaking both her legs, is jailed

Miguel Pintos (38) sentenced to two years with nine months suspended for Dublin incident

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 17:00

‘Gardeners’ in cannabis grow house worth €1.6m jailed for two years

Gardaí caught on man behind a false wall in a warehouse and another on the roof of shed

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 15:55

Kerry judge James O’Connor refused further year on bench

District Court judge was well-known for wide application of court poor box

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 20:50

Boy (17) charged with murder of Adam Muldoon in Tallaght

The 23-year-old died after he sustained stab wounds in a Dublin park over the weekend

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 12:44

Why did Drumm get six years and how does it compare with others?

Former chief’s jail term reflects lead role at Anglo but others are serving longer in UK, US

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 21:29

Drumm isolated as repetitive prosecution narrative emerged

Former Anglo chief took copious notes as 49 prosecution witnesses gave evidence

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 20:57

David Drumm trial: Defence put up strenuous challenge in lengthy legal arguments

Issues of admissibility, hearsay and much else fought out closely in 16-week trial

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 20:36

Jurors told to ‘trust own judgment’ as David Drumm’s trial nears end

Judge says 2008 crash ‘unprecedented’ but not an excuse for charges ex-Anglo chief faces

Mon May 28 2018 - 14:21

David Drumm case: prosecution concludes evidence after 74 days

Former Anglo chief says transactions between Anglo and ILP were not fraudulent

Tue May 15 2018 - 12:46

Pat Leahy: Social media is the wild west of electioneering

The day a big criminal trial is abandoned because of content on social media inevitably approaches

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00

Boy (15) faces attempted murder charge over Dún Laoghaire stabbing

Victim, a 25-year-old Irish-Malaysian woman, suffered serious lacerations to her neck

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 15:41

Man who drove off after hitting cyclist given community service

Melvin Rattigan (20) ‘panicked’ after leaving woman with hairline skull fracture in Dublin

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 16:41

David Drumm pleads not guilty as Anglo Irish Bank trial starts

Ex-Anglo chief denies conspiracy to defraud and false accounting

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 15:24

Humphries sentence ‘should have reflected seriousness of breach of trust’

Campaigners say 2½-year jail term too lenient for high-profile journalist

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 19:43

Victim of Tom Humphries thanks his family for reporting abuse

‘I will be forever grateful to them for saving me from the situation,’ says young woman

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00